Novelty and board books to share with the youngest children offer plenty to talk about and lots of visual details to examine, as reviewer Alison Boyle discovers BABY'S FIRST WORDS. Written by Debbie...
Britons owe more money than ever, and the childcare sector is going to feel the crunch when it comes, as Simon Vevers explains The Bank of England kept interest rates at 4 per cent last month, but,...
Teaching assistants are covering lessons for absent teachers in 80 per cent of England's schools, new research has shown.
Following Debbie Hemingway's letter detailing her nursery's positive experiences of heuristic play (14 June).
Physical skills and fine motor control are declining among some school-starters, so what better time to stock up on products that aid the development of these abilities, says Marianne Sargent
The findings of the Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2009, published by the Department for Education, reveal changing trends in the early years workforce and the demand for their care.
Our four-legged friends feature again this month, but the books are thrillingly diverse in many other ways, says Alison Boyle. Read on... Manky Monkey. written by Jean Willis and illustrated by Tony...
A 1m pilot scheme bringing inter-agency services to-gether to help children under two who have disabilities, including deafness, and their families, in England is being set up by the Government. Under...
'Making Choices' is designed to help people decide what childcare job is right for them. Linda Prudence went along and discovered playwork, says Anne Wiltsher Linda Prudence, now 36, who lives on the...